Nolan: Batman ''Top Secret''

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Director chats up superhero flick.

By Stax

Empire Online spoke with Batman director Christopher Nolan who refused to spill too many beans when discussing the Warner Brothers superhero flick. Nolan says that so far everything on Batman is going "fantastic. I'm having the time of my life. [It's at the] very early stages, which is where it's tremendous fun. I'm getting to watch my vision of the world of Batman. To do that and get paid for it is brilliant."

When pressed on what exactly his vision for Batman would be, Nolan clammed up and called the project "absolutely, excruciatingly top secret."

Nolan did not address Guy Pearce's recent comments about not wanting to don the Caped Crusader's cowl, or the rumors about Michelle Pfeiffer being wooed to make a cameo as Selina Kyle.

In related news, a reliable source for Batman on Film advised the site that while they believe the Pfeiffer rumor is true they "don't see it happening. ... what would be the point of having Pfieffer in the film? Does she, in her mid forties, have a future in the series? Obviously Selina Kyle's cameo is setting up a potential Catwoman appearance down the line. However, this new film with Halle Berry may cause some problems for the character to appear in a Batman film."

BOF's source believes Nolan "is just going to make his film and not worry about the first four films. It may not be a blatant restart, but it won't be screaming sequel either." They added that if oft-rumored Ashton Kutcher is cast as The Dark Knight then "he won the role based on talent. I'm not saying he'll be the next Batman &#Array; I'm saying he'll have to earn it. Nolan won't hand it to him because (the studio) mandates it happen. But I still think it will be someone else &#Array; probably an unknown."